The nurse plans to teach a group of high school athletes about ...

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The nurse plans to teach a group of high school athletes about anabolic steroids. What will the teaching plan include?
 
  Standard Text: Select all that apply.
  1. The use of anabolic steroids is the most effective way to increase muscle mass.
  2. The entire body, especially the liver, is affected by anabolic steroids.
  3. The use of anabolic steroids can lead to aggressive behavior.
  4. The use of anabolic steroids can lead to infertility.
  5. The use of anabolic steroids should be monitored by a health care provider.

Question 2

For what will the nurse assess an adolescent male client who is experiencing delayed puberty?
 
  1. Addison disease
  2. Hypogonadism
  3. Pheochromocytoma
  4. Hypothyroidism

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 2,3,4
Rationale 1: Muscle mass can be built effectively by weight training.
Rationale 2: Side effects of anabolic steroids include liver damage.
Rationale 3: Side effects of anabolic steroids include behavioral changes such as aggression.
Rationale 4: Side effects of anabolic steroids include infertility.
Rationale 5: The use of anabolic steroids for this purpose is illegal. Therefore, the use of anabolic steroids would not be managed by a health care provider.
Global Rationale: Side effects of anabolic steroids include liver damage, behavioral changes such as aggression, and infertility. Muscle mass can be built effectively by weight training. The use of anabolic steroids for this purpose is illegal. Therefore, the use of anabolic steroids would not be managed by a health care provider.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Addison disease would not be assessed in a male adolescent experiencing delayed puberty.
Rationale 2: Lack of sufficient testosterone secretion by the testes results in a condition called male hypogonadism. In young men, lack of sufficient testosterone secretion can lead to delayed onset of puberty.
Rationale 3: Pheochromocytoma is not related to delayed puberty in an adolescent male.
Rationale 4: Hypothyroidism is not a cause of delayed puberty in an adolescent male.
Global Rationale: Lack of sufficient testosterone secretion by the testes results in a condition called male hypogonadism. In young men, lack of sufficient testosterone secretion can lead to delayed onset of puberty. Addison disease, pheochromocytoma, and hypothyroidism are not causes of delayed onset of puberty.

[Coya19@aol.com]

Gracias!

[cpetit11]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it